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COORDINATOR, MHPSS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM - (13)
Job Title: Coordinator, MHPSS Emergency Response Team
Location: Global - GO (Primary)
Category: Emergency Response Unit
Date Needed By: 8/1/2021
Program Description (Background)
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide.
This position will support International Medical Corps' emergency response delivering outpatient clinical care to disaster-affected populations.
NOTE: Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for International Medical Corps' standby roster for emergency response. Roster members will be contacted only when there is an emergency-response need for which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless responders are deployed to an emergency response.
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of the MHPSS ERT Coordinator is to provide technical support to mental health and psychosocial programs; ensuring assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of MHPSS activities.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
General
Provide technical and administrative support to mental health and psychosocial program staff; providing guidance on planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of MHPSS activities in different sites.
Conduct routine project needs assessments and program reviews to ensure successful implementation and donor compliance.
Manage MHPSS program team ensuring there is adequate cover during periods of absence, training needs are met and performance evaluated.
Work directly with any MHPSS Consultants when required by the program.
Ensure link and coordination between MHPSS department, and other departments/sectors especially protection and health department.
Participate and represent MHPSS program in regular staff meetings, meetings with donors, regional meetings etc.
Liaise closely with any new or previous sub grantees.
Participate in IMC ERT team for strategic planning; working to create MHPSS component in country strategy.
Assess the capacity of the local staff and work on a capacity building plan that is in line with the program and country strategic objectives.
Participate in identification and hiring of MHPSS program staff
Participate in performance appraisal of national and expatriate MHPSS staff.
External Coordination
Actively participate in or co-chair interagency Mental Health and Psychosocial Support reference group together with representatives from other agencies and organizations.
Represent International Medical Corps at other relevant coordination meetings and cluster meetings.
Work to improve interagency coordination, sharing of information, and promote MHPSS guidelines, best practices and IASC MHPSS reference group endorsed materials and resources.
Liaise and Collaborate with existing government structures, local authorities and NGOs/CBOs in organizing MHPSS activities.
Identify and work with suitable local partner organizations and institutions for joint MHPSS work.
Assessment
Conduct an MHPSS needs assessment among the affected populations in consultation with IMC MHPSS TU advisors.
Produce high quality report and disseminate and discuss findings externally, including with donors.
Program Development
Take a lead in MHPSS program development and proposal writing in consultation with IMC MHPSS TU advisors.
Develop the strategy and mechanisms to integrate a mental health and psychosocial support into IMC programs.
Training and Capacity Building
Assess and initiate training of identified staff in appropriate skills in consultation with IMC MHPSS TU advisors.
Train ERT and national staff in key relevant aspects of IASC guidelines and Psychological First Aid (PFA).
Organize external workshops in coordination with other agencies and organizations.
Organize tailored training and continued on the job mentoring and capacity building for national staff.
Produce and share training materials and training reports.
Reporting and M&E
Develop data collection tools and forms to capture MHPSS activities, results and impact in consultation with IMC TU MHPSS advisors.
Take a lead in writing MHPSS section of all donor reports.
Submit program information, data and success stories to promote visibility.
The fluid nature of emergency response requires personnel to adapt to a rapidly changing landscape; duties may be reconfigured to meet operational requirements.
Job Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Typically, a 4-year University degree in related area. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
The qualified candidate will be a mental health professional with MA/S or equivalent in social science or medical field.
Typically, 7+ year of relevant and progressive experience working in mental health related field.
Knowledge of humanitarian field, human rights, international development, public health or other relevant field.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable.
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